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Died on this day in 1492 aged 66 Anne Beauchamp , 16th Countess of Warwick (my toy,wikipedia). Mother of Anne Neville, the wife of Richard III. Anne was Countess of Warwick in her own right. She was a powerful woman in her prime, but died in obscurity having outlived her husband (the Kingmaker) and her daughters and sons-in-law. She sought sanctuary in an abbey but eventually petitioned Henry VII for the return of her lands, she was given some on the condition that they went back to the crown on her death.

Born on this day in 1486 to King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, Arthur Tudor (my toy,wikipedia). Arthur married Catherine of Aragon to cement an Anglo-Spannish alliance against France. Shortly after the wedding they removed to Ludlow, from where Arthur was to govern Wales (which was not being rebellious at that time). They both suffered an unknown illness from which Catherine recovered but Arthur did not. She went on to marry his brother Henry.